Date:         Sun, 2 Jan 2005 20:58:06 -0800
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
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From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: put goo on gaskets or not?
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And my years of experience (nearing 40) tell me that if ya'll cain't
fixit with duck tape and blue goo, it don't need to be fixed.

Seriously,  Loctite 515 and 518 anerobic sealants beat the socks off
blue (or red or copper colored) goo.  If you have questions about what
sealant to use in which application, see your local industrial sealant
distributor. (Kaman for much of the US)

Blue goo is to proper industrial sealants as Permatex is to blue goo.
Silicone sealant is for sealing your bathtub, not your engine. Permatex
is for sticking your 45 CI Hardley Merkelson together. (And it'll still
leak.)

JimA

On Sunday, January 2, 2005, at 08:27 PM, jimt wrote:

> On 1/2/05 7:17 PM, "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So the dealer told you that VW 4 cylinder Rabbit motors had no valve
>> cover
>> gasket and just glue???? Same with the oil pan???
>>
>> Whatever, I offered my opinion. You want to use glue/sealer/dead
>> rats/old
>> toe jam to seal your engine. Thats fine. Dont forget to buy the
>> previously
>> mentioned glue remover too.
>>
>> Ill stick with my factory service manual and years of professional
>> experience to fix my cars.
>
The first lemming to lead his peers off the cliff is a bold and
decisive leader.